EP0759406B1 - Dispositif pour séparer des porte-matières, en particulier à utiliser dans les laboratoires médicaux - Google Patents

Dispositif pour séparer des porte-matières, en particulier à utiliser dans les laboratoires médicaux Download PDF

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EP0759406B1
EP0759406B1 EP19950115840 EP95115840A EP0759406B1 EP 0759406 B1 EP0759406 B1 EP 0759406B1 EP 19950115840 EP19950115840 EP 19950115840 EP 95115840 A EP95115840 A EP 95115840A EP 0759406 B1 EP0759406 B1 EP 0759406B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23Q—DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g. ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING; MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF PARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOT DIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT
    • B23Q7/00—Arrangements for handling work specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools, e.g. for conveying, loading, positioning, discharging, sorting
    • B23Q7/14—Arrangements for handling work specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools, e.g. for conveying, loading, positioning, discharging, sorting co-ordinated in production lines
    • B23Q7/1426—Arrangements for handling work specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools, e.g. for conveying, loading, positioning, discharging, sorting co-ordinated in production lines with work holders not rigidly fixed to the transport devices
    • B23Q7/1447—Arrangements for handling work specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools, e.g. for conveying, loading, positioning, discharging, sorting co-ordinated in production lines with work holders not rigidly fixed to the transport devices using endless conveyors
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • B65G47/22—Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors
    • B65G47/26—Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors arranging the articles, e.g. varying spacing between individual articles
    • B65G47/28—Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors arranging the articles, e.g. varying spacing between individual articles during transit by a single conveyor
    • B65G47/29—Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors arranging the articles, e.g. varying spacing between individual articles during transit by a single conveyor by temporarily stopping movement
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N35/00—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor
    • G01N35/02—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor using a plurality of sample containers moved by a conveyor system past one or more treatment or analysis stations
    • G01N35/04—Details of the conveyor system
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N35/00—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor
    • G01N35/02—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor using a plurality of sample containers moved by a conveyor system past one or more treatment or analysis stations
    • G01N35/04—Details of the conveyor system
    • G01N2035/0474—Details of actuating means for conveyors or pipettes
    • G01N2035/0491—Position sensing, encoding; closed-loop control

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  • the invention relates to a device for separating Material carriers, especially for laboratory medicine Use that is continuously funded on a conveyor the conveyor being separated by at least two spaced in the funding area parallel and in the same direction in one horizontal conveyor belt is formed.
  • DE-A-37 14 108 is a differently constructed conveyor known, which is a step conveyor and two spaced Has supporting beams. A can be between these support beams Gate valve or stop in the range of motion Workpiece carriers are moved to separate them. On a groove is provided on the underside of the workpiece carrier, which picks up the singling stop, so that this in the locked position can be moved when released Workpiece carriers are still in the area of this stop located.
  • the invention is based on a material carrier mentioned type, especially in medical Laboratories. It is with these sponsors it is important that no errors occur that are confusing of the individual material carriers within the system.
  • the isolated material carriers can, for example, in identification and separation using a switch moved on a parallel conveyor or in an analysis station "edited", for example positioned and be pipetted off.
  • the invention is based, such To create sponsors of the type mentioned, in which the separation in a simple manner and with great certainty guaranteed even with successive material carriers is.
  • the below Sensors arranged on the conveyor track recognize the position of the individual material carriers and control the movement of the Gate valve.
  • the locking slide between these conveyor belts from below and be moved.
  • the distance between the bottom of the media carrier and top of the gate valve is low, so that it is ensured in any case that the locking slide reaches its locked position at the right time and the selected material carrier with the corresponding one Security locks. Due to the thickness of the conveyor belt the distance between the material carrier and the sensors, i.e. the working distance, fixed and kept constant. A precisely defined distance between the material carriers and the sensors or initiators with tolerances in the range of Tenths of a millimeter is for a reliable function important.
  • the device shown in Fig. 1 has a section from a conveyor that is divided by two parallel and spaced, circular conveyor belt 10 is formed.
  • the direction of conveyance of the two belts is in the same direction as indicated by the arrow.
  • a U-shaped rail 11 leads the material carriers 1 and 4, which rest on the conveyor belt and be dragged along by friction.
  • Each material carrier 1.4 points to its in the conveying direction end at the rear at the bottom 3 on.
  • This recess 3 is at least as wide as that corresponding, effective section of the gate valve 2, so that it goes freely into the recess can move in.
  • Sensors 5 and 6 are used for the determination the position of the material carrier and the control of the Gate valve.
  • An initiator or read head 7 is provided to identify a specific material carrier.
  • the recess 3 the back of the material carrier, i.e. in the conveying direction lies behind and is open to the rear.
  • the separation takes place basically so that two directly running one after the other Material carriers 1 and 4 are isolated in that the locking slide 2 in the recess 3 of the leading Material carrier 1 pushes and the subsequent material carrier 4 then runs onto the gate valve.
  • Point of time, from when the locking slide comes into the recess, is determined by a message from sensor 5.
  • the existence Material carrier has run onto the gate valve 2, is reported by sensor 6.
  • An initiator or read head 7 (Fig. 1) is used to identify the material carrier.

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  1. Dispositif pour la séparation de porte-matières transportés en continu sur un convoyeur, en particulier pour un emploi dans des laboratoires médicaux, avec les caractéristiques suivantes :
    a) le convoyeur est constitué par au moins deux courroies de convoyeur (10) placées à distance l'une de l'autre, parallèles dans la zone de convoyage et guidées dans le même sens dans un plan horizontal ;
    b) sous le convoyeur (10), il est prévu un taquet d'arrêt (2) qui peut monter et descendre dans la zone de déplacement des porte-matières (1, 4) ;
    c) sur la face inférieure de chaque porte-matières, il est ménagé un évidement (3) dans le sens de déplacement pour la réception du taquet d'arrêt qui est amené en position de blocage, ledit évidement étant plus large, et plus long dans le sens de convoyage que le taquet d'arrêt ;
    d) sous et entre les courroies de convoyeur (10) , il est prévu des capteurs (5, 6) servant à déterminer la position des porte-matières, ainsi que des déclencheurs ;
    e) l'épaisseur des courroies de convoyeur (10) garantit l'écart de travail entre les porte-matières et les déclencheurs et/ou les capteurs (5 à 7) .
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'évidement (3) est formé dans le sens de déplacement sur la face arrière de chaque porte-matières (1, 4) et est ouvert vers l'arrière.
  3. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'évidement (3) est ménagé dans le sens de déplacement sur la face avant de chaque porte-matières (1, 4) et est ouvert vers l'avant.
  4. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, 2 ou 3, caractérisé en ce qu'en supplément des capteurs (5, 6), il est prévu une tête de lecture (7) pour l'identification des porte-matières (1, 4).
  5. Dispositif selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les courroies de convoyeur présentent une section transversale ronde.
  6. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que les courroies de convoyeur présentent une section transversale rectangulaire.
EP19950115840 1995-08-16 1995-10-07 Dispositif pour séparer des porte-matières, en particulier à utiliser dans les laboratoires médicaux Expired - Lifetime EP0759406B1 (fr)

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